File photo of ballistic missiles being fired during a test drill in North Korea Credit: AP

And, oh yes, he is hosting President Xi Jinping of China at his Florida resort for dinner tonight and for talks on Friday.

Each of those three issues is immensely complicated and consequential.

Trump already stands accused of inconsistency, foreign policy amateurism, and of having whole swathes of government (especially his national security infrastructure) understaffed and ill-prepared for a crisis.

On Syria, Trump has dramatically raised expectations of a policy reversal.

Yesterday, he issued warnings - primarily through his UN Ambassador - of unilateral US action.